Norodom Monineath
| Norodom Monineath Sihanouk | |||||
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| Queen Mother of Cambodia | |||||
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| Tenure | 24 September 1993 – 7 October 2004 | ||||
| Coronation | 24 September 1993 | ||||
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18 June 1936 Saigon, French Indochina |
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| Spouse | Norodom Sihanouk (1952–2012) | ||||
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Norodom Sihamoni Norodom Narindrapong |
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| House | House of Norodom (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Jean-François Izzi | ||||
| Mother | Pomme Peang | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
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| Norodom Monineath Sihanouk |
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HM The Queen Mother
From marriage with Neak Moneang Norodom Phalla Ranariddh
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| Reference style | Her Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Madame |
HM The Queen Mother
From marriage with Neak Moneang Norodom Phalla Ranariddh
Norodom Monineath Sihanouk (Khmer: នរោត្ដម មុនីនាថ សីហនុ; born Paule Monique Izzi, 18 June 1936) is the queen mother of Cambodia. She was queen consort of Cambodia from 1952 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004, as the wife of King Norodom Sihanouk. She is the widow of King-Father Norodom Sihanouk, whom she married in 1952. Queen Monineath and King Sihanouk parented two children: Norodom Sihamoni (b. 1953) and Norodom Narindrapong (1954-2003). Her official, full title is "Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech Preah Mahaksatreyani Norodom Monineath Sihanouk" (Khmer: ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះមហាក្សត្រិយានី នរោត្តម មុនិនាថ សីហនុ). The Queen is also called "Preah Voreakreach Meada Cheat Khmer" (Khmer: ព្រះវររាជមាតាជាតិខ្មែរ). Her birthday on 18 June is an official public holiday in Cambodia.
Norodom Monineath was born on 18 June 1936, in Saigon, French Indochina. She was born Paule-Monique Izzi, and is sometimes referred to as Queen Monique. Her father, Jean-François Izzi, was a French banker of Corsican, French and Italian descent, who was Director of Crédit Foncier in Saigon, and killed in World War II. Her mother, Pomme Peang, was from Phnom Penh.
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